Born October 20, 1938 in Queens, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Marie Catherall. Evelyn had a long, rewarding nursing career working with disabled children at the Human Recourses School in Long Island before retiring in 1998. She then moved upstate to Saratoga Springs to live near her family and closest friends. Her greatest passion was horse racing and socializing at the local Saratoga Casino and Raceway.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Raymond Kolinoski; her brother Jack and sister Marie.
Survivors include her four sons and their families, David and his wife Debbie Rich, and John Rich all of Saratoga Springs, Steven Rich of Stillwater and James Rich of Wilton; two stepsons, Raymond Kolinoski of Florida and Donald Kolinoski of the Bronx; her brother Andrew Catherall and his wife Dorothy of Malta; niece Janine Remarque of Queensbury and her dear friend Dave Stapley of Malta; many beloved grandchildren, cousins, nieces, nephews and so many more lifelong friends to list who all brought great joy to her later years.